A Modern Family

The designer famously conjures films for inspiration. For this project, he feels the script may not yet be written—but he has an elevator pitch. “It would be like a British film where a family inherits a big, grand, slightly kooky old house,” he says. “They make it fun, fresh and exciting. And, like the British do, they’d make it feel decorated and confident without being fussy.” In other words, they’d work design magic for an enchanting result.